This guide is for SOWK 410 Week 2 Community Assessment: Topic and Sources, start to submission. A 1 to 2-page outline using the SWOT table to analyze your community, including at least 1 local church, with 3 references.
SOWK 410 is Social Work Macro Practice, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's Bachelor of Social Work. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as SOWK410; it is the same course.
| Course | SOWK 410 Social Work Macro Practice |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 2 |
| Points | 75 points |
| Length | 1 to 2 pages |
| Sources | At least 3 references |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Current APA |
What SOWK 410 Week 2 Community Assessment: Topic and Sources asks for
You provide a 1 to 2-page outline, using the SWOT analysis table, of a general analysis of your local community including at least 1 local church, with at least 3 references in current APA. It is due in Module/Week 2 with Burghardt chapter 2. Worth 75 points.
Where it fits in SOWK 410
In the published schedule, Community Assessment: Topic and Sources is one of 7 graded written assignments in SOWK 410. It follows Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1 and comes before Week 3 Discussion Board Forum 2.
How SOWK 410 Week 2 Community Assessment: Topic and Sources is graded
Liberty grades Community Assessment: Topic and Sources with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 75 points in the published guide. That is about 7% of the course's 1,010 points. Read the rubric first. Each row is a criterion, and the wording of the highest column is the closest thing you have to a model answer.
Course grades in SOWK 410 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 900 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Each course module/week (except Module/Week 1) begins on Tuesday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Monday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
Specific, sourced items make the final paper much easier to write.
The SOWK 410 Week 2 method, step by step
Start from the need
Assess the need first. The plan's goals and measures all depend on a clear statement of the gap.
Write measurable objectives
Write objectives that name the audience, the behavior or outcome, the level and the time frame.
Choose methods that fit the objectives
Match each objective to a method and justify the match with evidence (At least 3 references).
Plan the resources and timeline
Show the sequence and the resources. A realistic timeline makes the plan credible.
Plan the evaluation
Tie each objective to a measure and a time point. Evaluation is where most plans are thinnest.
Format and length
Follow the required template or headings and check length (1 to 2 pages) and APA.
List three or four specific items under each SWOT heading with a source for factual claims, and note at least one local church as a strength or opportunity.
A structure for SOWK 410 Week 2 Community Assessment: Topic and Sources
Word targets are planning numbers for about 900 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| SWOT table | Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats. | ~450 words |
| Church inclusion | At least one local church. | ~180 words |
| References | At least 3. | ~270 words |
A topic angle that works
Use data sources such as the Census Bureau's community profiles, county health rankings and local news, plus information from a church's own website or staff, to fill the SWOT table.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
Strengths: active food pantry run by First Baptist; strong public library. Weaknesses: child poverty rate above the state average; no public transit after 7 p.m. Opportunities: a new community college campus; churches willing to host after-school programs. Threats: closure of the largest employer announced for next year.
- Specific items.
- A church included.
- Sources implied.
Mistakes that cost points on SOWK 410 Week 2
- Generic items.
- No church.
- Fewer than 3 references.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: 1 to 2 pages
- Sources: At least 3 references
- Each objective is measurable and has an evaluation measure
- Required template or headings used
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
What does the SOWK 410 community assessment outline use?
The SWOT analysis table, with at least one local church and 3 references.
How many points is SOWK 410 Week 2 Community Assessment: Topic and Sources worth?
75 points in Liberty's published course guide for SOWK 410, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 7% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is SOWK 410 Week 2 the same in every section of SOWK 410?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for SOWK 410. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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